Played: 30Won: Hurricanes 15, Chiefs 14Drawn: 1FORMThere’s very little to separate these teams on the points table and statistically. Both teams have won five and lost one with the Hurricanes picking up two more bonus points than the Chiefs. The Hurricanes have scored 27 tries to the Chiefs 26 and are evenly matched on most of the attacking statistics. One area that the Chiefs have over the Hurricanes is clean breaks where the Chiefs have made 110 clean breaks compared to the Hurricanes 80. QUICK TAP: CHIEFS GIVE MCKENZIE EVERY CHANCE TO PLAY

WING BATTLE

Two of the form wings in Super Rugby will go head to head when Ben Lam and Solomon Alaimalo line up in a tantalising battle. Ben Lam has been a revelation for the Hurricanes with a competition-leading eight tries so far this season. He has impressed with his startling pace and powerful finishing ability. For the Chiefs, Alaimalo has been the catalyst to much of their attack. He leads the competition in clean breaks with 20 and has carried the most metres of any player with 526 metres carried. With the weather clearing in Wellington after a wet week, expect the two speedsters to get plenty of opportunities to showcase their talents out wide.

FAST FACTSix of the last seven games between the Hurricanes and Chiefs have been decided by a margin of eight points or fewer. (Opta)

THE SCOOPAfter a hard fought win over the Sharks last weekend, the Hurricanes will be boosted by the return of star first five-eighth Beauden Barrett and eager to continue their strong run of 16 victories from their last 17 matches on home turf. The Chiefs will be sweating on the form of pivot Damian McKenzie who has been bracketed with brother Marty. With another tight New Zealand derby on the cards, the potential absence of Damian McKenzie will be a heavy blow for the Chiefs. Expect this match to be decided by no more than a handful of points whichever way it goes.